We’ve been searching for the mythical fountain of youth since time immemorial. Might the answer lie in our genes? Dr. Arif Anwar, resident geneticist, lays out a plan for us to live to 130.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether we like it or not, many of us will be in hospitals either as visitors or the ones being visited. How should hospitals be designed to accommodate the needs of doctors, patients and visitors, and how does design contribute towards recovery? Nashrul Mohd Mokhtar, architect, and Hj Yahaya bin Hassan, medical planner, explain. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

F.A.S.T is the mnemonic device used to quickly identify a stroke when it’s happening, standing for: Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties and Time. More than that, it’s also the
key word for how speedily one needs to react to strokes in order to preserve life as well as brain function. Dr. Loh Pei Kee tells us more.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology is holding a public health campaign to prevent blindness from diabetic retinopathy and Dr. Tara George joins us in the studio to tell us all about it as well as field questions from listeners on eye issues.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take our medicine when we’re sick but how much do we really know and understand about the ingredients they’re made out of and what else they may do to us besides making us feel better? Umikalsom binti Ibrahim of the Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division from the Ministry of Health illuminates the matter.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing his Know Thy Cancer series, Dr. Sri is focusing on the technology and know-how needed to diagnose diseases on a cellular level.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contrary to what many think, the youthful appearance of skin is not just about wrinkles. Many other factors - pigmentation and so on - play a role. Explaining the factors that determine the ageing of skin as well as the latest technologies to combat it is Dr. Kee Yong Seng, medical aesthetic practitioner.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conjunction with World Health Day 2014, we stick to the theme of vector borne disease, with the head of the Vector Borne Disease Sector from the Ministry of Health - Dr. Rose Nani Mudin- explaining what this entails and how infection of this nature spreads.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Humans have always sought ways to fight heart disease. Recently, researchers debated the safety of using statin drugs that can lower cholesterol. We speak to Dr. Azani Mohamed Daud, consultant cardiologist and Dr. George Lee, consultant urologist, to learn more.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eczema is a term for a group of medical conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated and can affect children and infants. Professor Adelaide Hebert, paediatric dermatologist, gives us her expert perspective.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.